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Snowboarder Zeb Powell flys through the air in Zone 1 of the Red Bull Heavy Metal snowboarding competition. CHLOE CRAMUTOLA/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Boston attendees burst with energy at City Hall Plaza for the Red Bull Heavy Metal 2025 snowboarding competition

Chloe Cramutola February 28, 2025
More than 20,000 people packed Boston City Hall Plaza for the Red Bull Heavy Metal snowboarding competition Saturday.
Celtics fans wait in line outside Boston City Hall Plaza at the start of the NBA Tip-Off event on Tuesday. The event, hosted by TNT Sports, featured performances by Shaboozey and Benson Boone, and was anchored by the “Inside the NBA” studio team. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

As Celtics fans rally at Boston City Hall for tip-off, ‘Inside the NBA’ heads into final season

Chloe Cramutola October 24, 2024
The Boston Celtics brought home a 2024 NBA Championship title in June, and as they raised historic Banner 18 in Tuesday night’s opening game, the team tipped off the season with the TNT American Express Road Show. 
Karol Agualimpia (left, from Colombia) dances with Thiffany Catary (right, from Venezuela) at the celebration. TAYLOR COESTER/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

GALLERY: Latinx Heritage Month celebration kicks off at City Hall

Andrew Burke-Stevenson September 24, 2023
The City of Boston celebrated the beginning Latinx Heritage Month with a party featuring live music, food and Latinx resources on Sept. 19 at City Hall Plaza.
A mockup of the City Hall Plaza, an outdoor area in Government Center. The plaza will reopen on Nov. 18 and feature a children’s playspace, terraces and several event spaces. COURTESY OF CITY OF BOSTON

Boston City Hall Plaza to reopen after two years of construction

Emilia Wisniewski November 16, 2022
The city of Boston will reopen the City Hall plaza this Friday, touting new event spaces, greenery and artwork.
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh speaks at the Monday rally at Boston City Hall Plaza urging U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) to vote against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. OLIVIA FALCIGNO/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Walsh, Markey, Ocasio-Cortez stand up to Flake at rally against sexual assault

Lexi Matthews October 2, 2018
Hundreds of people gathered at Boston City Hall Plaza Monday morning to demand that Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake reject Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court after three women came forward to accuse Kavanaugh of sexual assault.
Starting Dec. 2, City Hall Plaza will be transformed into a winter wonderland, complete with winter-themed shops and ice skating. PHOTO COURTESY BERKSHIRE BANK

Boston City Hall Plaza “Boston Seasons” to open Friday

Kaya Williams November 29, 2016

In 1962, Boston City Hall Plaza was designed in accompaniment with the new City Hall building located in the heart of Downtown Boston. For over 50 years, the brick-laid plaza has served as a multipurpose...

Halsey performs at the kickoff concert for the Forbes Under 30 Summit Sunday. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Forbes Under 30 music festival inspires conversation over beats

Natasha Mascarenhas October 20, 2016

[mediagrid cat="33555"]Boston City Hall Plaza was transformed into quite the unconventional venue on Sunday, bringing together over 1,000 entrepreneurs, CEOs and students for the 2016 Forbes Under 30 Music...

Boston Calling will be held in City Hall Plaza from Sept. 25 through Sept. 27. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/DFP FILE PHOTO

INTERVIEW: Boston Calling organizer on literally setting the stage

J.D. Capelouto September 24, 2015

Friday evening, thousands of city residents and college students will flood Boston City Hall Plaza as folk singer Gregory Alan Isakov kicks off the performances of this fall’s edition of Boston Calling,...

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